Palakkad lies on the lap of the mighty Western Ghats. It is believed as the granary of Kerala as it has the largest area under rice cultivation in the state. The Long and curvy mountain which passes on the eastern border of the district is an important link between Kerala and the neighboring states.
Palakkad temples are well known for their grand festivals. The temples in this land have preserved great form of art and culture since ancient times. Sankaranarayana temple at elamannam, ootukulangara temple at peruvemba are the most worshipped temples and kalapathy chariot festival, chittur kongan pada, manapully kavu vela, nenmara vela, ottapalam…
Palakkad lies on the lap of the mighty Western Ghats. It is believed as the granary of Kerala as it has the largest area under rice cultivation in the state. The Long and curvy mountain which passes on the eastern border of the district is an important link between Kerala and the neighboring states.
Palakkad temples are well known for their grand festivals. The temples in this land have preserved great form of art and culture since ancient times. Sankaranarayana temple at elamannam, ootukulangara temple at peruvemba are the most worshipped temples and kalapathy chariot festival, chittur kongan pada, manapully kavu vela, nenmara vela, ottapalam nercha, pattambi nercha are the most celebrated festivals in this land.
The untold natural beauty of palakkad tourism lies completely within its small humble villages. Thiruvegappura, alathur, puthur, chittur , akathethara, thrithala are some villages that have gathered the true pristine beauty of palakkad. Puthur is famous for its festival puthur-vela and it is said that the legend ‘parayi petta panthirigulam’ is centered on thrithala.
The main palakkad tourist places are, world renowned Evergreen Forest Silent Valley, Nelliampathy, which ranks among one of the best hill stations in the region, Attappady palakkad hills, Parambikulam national park and wild life sanctuary which has a wide range of wild animals preserving the forest, dhoni palakkad waterfalls, Malampuzha, Meenvallam, Seetharkundu falls, and thenari. The nature’s pure beauty has grown in every ounce of soil and every drop of water in this land. Palakkad itself has three dams storing tons of water - Malampuzha dam, siruvani dam, and mangalam dam. Malampuzha dam is also a famous tourist center with its marvelous malampuzha garden. The kollengode palace and palakkad fort are also important palakkad places because of its traditional architecture and style. The true image of gods own country reflects in this land and best time to visit palakkad is during festival season.
